2 GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN THE THEA TR.E (E and W. mean East and West of Broadway) PLA YS BLUE DENIM- J une Walker, Chester Morris, and SOlne interesting younger actors in a play by James Leo Herlihy and William Noble that assays about sixty per cent honest realism and forty per cent smooth staging. In this case, on the \vhole, an effective blend (Play- house, 48th St., E. CI 5-6060. ightly, ex- cept Sundays, at 8:40. Matinées \Tvednesdays and Saturdays at :40.) THE DARK AT THE Top OF THE STAIRs-Maybe \Vil- liam lnge has tried to crowd a little tou much into his play about life in Oklahon1a SOlne three decades agö, but the dran1a is quite compelling just the same. Under Elia Kazan's direction, the cast, led by Teresa Wright Pat Hingle, and Eileen Heckart, perforn1s with notable skill. (Music Box, 45th St , W. CI 6-4636. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) JANE EYRE-Huntington Hartford's interpreta- tion of the Charlotte Brontë novel is a rather wheezy business. Eric Portn1an, Blanche Yurka, and Jan Brooks are among those present (Belasco, 44th St. E. JU 6-7950. \Jightly at 8:40. Matinée Saturday at 2:40. Closes Saturday, June 14.) LOOK BACK IN ANGER-The chief figure in thIS play by John Osborne is a young man who is down on everything and everybody, but he is an entertaining character despite his mis- anthropy. [n the Cd t are Kenneth Haigh, Mary U re, Alan Bates, Vivienne Drummond, and Jack Livesey. They are all splendid. (Golden, 45th St., W. CI 6-6740. ightly, ex- cept Sundays, at R: 30. Matinees \i\T edne"days and Saturdays at 2: 30.) LOOK HOMEWARD. ANGEL- \i\Thile Ketti Frings' adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's monumental novel has son1e of the faults inevitable in such a major condensation, it is still a work of unusual power and stature. With Anthony Perkins, J 0 Van Fleet, Arthur Hill, and Vic- tor Kilian (Ethel Barrymore, 47th St., W. CI 6-0390 Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. :J.1atinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) ROMANOFF AND JULIET-Peter Ustinov wrote this fantasy about love and confusion in one of those mythical kingdoms, and his presence as its star is enough to get it over n10st of the dull spots. (Plyn10uth, 45th St., vV. CI 6-9 1 5 6 Kightly, except Sundays, at 8:4 0 . rvIatinée W edne days and Saturdays at 2:40. ) SAY. DARLING-This very successful backstage comedy is partly the work of Richard Bi"sell, \vho also \vrote the novel on which it is based. Betty Con1den, Adulph Green, and Jule Styne contributed nine songs, and David vVayne, Vivian Blaine, and Johnny Desmond head the large and gifted cast. (ANT...t\ Theatre, 52nd St., \V CI 6-6270. Xightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. :Yiatinées Wednesdays and Saturday at 2:40. Special perforn1ance for the Actors' Fund Sunday evening, June 15.) SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO-Dore Schary's play cov- ering the three years between Franklin Rousevelt's crippling illness and his speech non1Ïnating Al Sn1ith for the Presidency is excellent historical dran1a, \vritten \"ith un- usual vigor and taste. Ralph Bellan1Y gives the season's n10st remarkable performance in the central role, and he is admirably sup- porteù by a cast that includes Mary Fickett, Henry Jones, Anne SeylnOUr, and Alan Bunce. (Cort, 48th St., E. CI 5-4289. Night- ly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Matinees \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:40.) TIME REMEMBERED-Helen Hayes at her ,niracu- lous best in an Anouilh comedy crowded with beguiling characters, most of them mad. Miss Hayes gets a lot of help from Susan Stras- berg, Richard Burton, Sig .Arno, and Glenn Anders. (Morosco, 45th St., W. CI 6-6230. c- / ) ) , burg supplied the lyrics. There's nothing to be said for the tedious book. The cast in- cludes Ricardo Montalban, Josephine Pre- mice, Ossie Davis, and Adelaide Hall. (Im- perial, 45th St., W. CO 5-2412. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:30. Matinées \Vednes- days and Saturdays at 2:30.) THE Mu.sIC MAN-Meredith Willson's agreeable excursion into rural Iowa as it \vas forty- five years ago Simple, amiable, and noisy, the musical stars Robert Preston as a fast operator who is redeemed by contact \vith prairie honesty. Barbara Cuok, David Burns, and Pert Kelton are skillful in their support. (Majestic, 44th St., W. CI 6-0730. Nightly, except Sundays, at 8:30. Matinees Wednes- days and Saturdays at 2:30.) OH CAPTAIN!-This adaptation of the film called "The Captain's Paradise" Inight have aimed at a slightly higher level of humor, but it is still more than usually breezy and engag- ing Al Morgan and J o e Ferrer furnished the book, Jay Livingston and Ray Evans turned out the songs, and Mr. Ferrer direct- ed the cast, which includes Tony Randall, Abbe Lane Jacquelyn McKeever, Susan Johnson, and Alexandra Danilova. (Alvin, 52nd St., W. CI 5-.:>226 Nightly, except Sun- days, at 8.30. Matinees Wednesdays and Sat- urdays at 2:30.) WEST SIDE STORy-The story of Romeo and Juliet has been restated in tern1S of a teen-age gang war in this quIte impressive, if not com- pletely n10ving, offering, for \vhich Arthur Laurents provided the book; Leonard Bern- stein and Stephen Sondheim the 1nusic and lyrics, respectively; and Jerome Robbins the particularly fine dances The cast includes Larry Kert, Carmen Alvarez, Carol Law- rence, Mickey Calin, and Ken LeRoy (vVin- ter Garden, Broadway at 50th St. CI 5-4878 Nightly, except Sunday", at 8:30. Matinées \Vednesdays and Saturdays at 2:30.) LONG RUNS-BELLS ARE RINGING: A comedy involv- ing Judy Holliday as a conscientious tele- phone-answering-service girl. One of the phones she answers is that of Sydney Chap- lin, cast as a convivial playvv right (Shubert, 44th St., W. CI 6-5990. '\ightly, except Sun- days, at 8:30. Matinees \i\T ednesdays and Saturdays at 2: 30 ).. LI L ABNER: A depiction of the din1-\v itted clodhoppers \"vho populate Al Capp's cartoon strip. Peter Palmer and Wynne Miller portray Li'l Abner and his pursuer. (St James, 44th St., \V. LA 4-4664. Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8:30, and Sundays at 7: 30 Matinees Saturday ç: and Sundays at 2:30.). . . MY FAIR LADY: A n1usical adaptation of Shaw's "Pygn1alion," in \\ hich Ed,,,ard Mulhare no,,, has the part of Pro- fessor Higgins and Sally Ann Howes plays Eliza Doolittle. (Mark Hellinger, 51st St., \i\T PL 7-7064. Xightly, except Sundays, at x: 30. Iatinees \Vedne"days and Saturdays at 2:30.) OFF BROADWAY (Confirmation of dates, curtain times and cast is generally advisable ) AMATO OPERA THEATRE-"Rigoletto." ( r\mato Opera Theatre, [59 Bleecker St. GR 7-2844. Fridays through Sundays and Thursdays at 8: I 5. Admission is free, but seats "hould be re erved in advance) THE BALD SOPRANO and JACK- T\\ 0 one-act plays by Eugene Ionesco. The casts, directed by David Brooks, include Jenny Egan, David Hurst, and Phil Bruns (Sullivan Street Playhouse, 181 Sullivan St, at Bleecker St. OR 4-3838. Tuesdays through Fridays at 8:30; Saturdays at 6:40 and 9:40; and Sun- days at 2:30 and 7:30.) BLOOD WEDDING-Federico GarcIa Lorca's drama, with Dina Paisner, Adele Lamont, and Daniel .A.des. (...t\ctors Playhouse 100 Seventh Ave. S. at Sheridan Sq OR 5- 1036. Tue days through Friday at 8.40; Saturdays at 7 and 9:45; and Sundays at 3 and 8:40.) THE Boy FRIEND-A revival of Sandy \Vilson's musical Ellen McCuwn and Gerianne Raph- ael are among those in it (Cherry Lane " , A CONSCIENTIOUS CALENDAR. OF EVENTS OF INTER.EST S.M.T.W-T.F.S 15 16 12. 19 14 2.1 v 17 18 IJ 2.0 TUE NFW YORKER, published weekly by The New Yorker :Magazine, Inc., 25 \v. 43rd St., New York 36, N. Y. R. H. Fleischmann. chairman of the board; S. B. Bot"ford, president; E. R. Spaulding and R H. Truax, vice-presidents; P. F. Fleischmann, treasurer; 1\1. L. Fries, secretary; A. J Russell, Jr., adver- tIsing duector. Vol. XXXIV, No. 17, June 14, 19 8 Entered as second-class matter, February 10, 1925, at the post office at New York, N. Y. under the act of I<ll h 3, 1879 @, 1958, by The l\ew Yorker :\Iagazine, Inc., in the Unit ed States and Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reprOdthA.cl \\1thou+ tt'e ,-"" sent of The cw Y 01 J.......r. 1',Amted in U. S. A. Subs cription rates: U. S. and possessions, I year $7. 0 0; Cana(la Latin America and Spain, $8.00. Other Foreign $10.00. Nightly at 8.40 Matinée Saturday , t 2:40. Closes Saturday June 14.) Two FOR THE SEESAw-The cOlnplete cast of this dralna by Willian1 Gibson consIsts of Henry Fonda and Anne Bancroft, as a dreamy out- of-to\vner and a young lady from the Bronx, and the crux of the enterprise is the ro- n1ance that springs up behveen them. Mr. Gibson clearly has a sharp ability to re- produce authentic dialogue. (Booth, 45 th St., vV. CI 6-5969. Xightly, except Sundays, at 8:40. Matinees \Vednesdays and Satur- days at 2:40.) THE VIsIT-Friedrich Duerrenlnatt's play. in a translation by Nlaurice Valency, \\ hich tells \\lith frightening impact, of the corruption of a village by a vengeful v\'Olnan who wants a lnan murdered because he seduced her in her youth. Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne are extraordinarily effective as the unfortunate mou e and the ferocious cat. (Lunt-Fontanne, 46th St., \iV JC 6-5555. Nightly, except Sun- days, at 8:40. 11atinees Wednesdays and Saturday at 2.40. Clo e Saturday, Jub 5 ) WHO WAS THAT LADY I SAW You WITH?-Peter Lind Hayes, Nlary Healy) and Larry Blyden head an expert cast in an expert, if highly gyn1nastic, play by Norman Krasna. (Martin Beck, 45th St , VV. CI 6-6363. Xightly, except Sunday,s, at 8:40. Matinees vVednesdays and Saturdays at .2:40.) LONG RUNS-AUNTIE MAME: Beatrice Lillie has re- placed Greer Garson as the eccentric rela- tive. (Broadhurst, 44th St., \ïV. CI 6-669() ightly, except Sundays, at 8:30. l\iIatine Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2: 30. Clos Saturday June 28.) MUSICALS JAMAIcA-Lena Horne sings stunningly (and acts with regal Indifference) in this uneven musical for \\ hich Harold .Arlen wrote the generally distinguished music and E. Y. Har- r" 1r .. THE AIR THE ART GALLERIES THE CURRENT CINEMA LETTER FROM PARIS LETTER FROM WASHINGTON TH E RACE TRACK THE. NEW YORKER 2.5 WEST 4JRD STR.E.E. T TELEPHONE ADVER TISING &0 SUßSCRIPTIO\lS. OXfOR.D .5-t.5l E.DITORIAL OffiCES OXfORD .5-1414 Page 96 117 111 100 122 106 \.r V ",-4 CHANGE OF ADDRE.SS I t is essential that subscnbers ordering a change ot address give four weeks' notice and provide their old as well as their new address. Please give Dosta) zone numbers for both addresses. -